Jones Act Repeal Act

Jones Act Repeal Act

This bill repeals coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, be at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and be mostly crewed by U.S. citizens.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8996 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8996

To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal provisions relating to 
transportation by water that are popularly known as the Jones Act, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2020

  Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal provisions relating to 
transportation by water that are popularly known as the Jones Act, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jones Act Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE JONES ACT.

    Title 46, United States Code, is amended by repealing the following 
provisions:
            (1) Chapter 551, and the item relating to that chapter in 
        the analysis at the beginning of part D of subtitle V of that 
        title.
            (2) Section 12102, and the item relating to that section in 
        the analysis at the beginning of chapter 121 of that title.
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